Hundreds of people descended to Exmouth beach on Tuesday for the annual Christmas Day swim, but the tradition was made extra special for one woman when her boyfriend got down on one knee to propose - and a passerby captured it all on camera.

After the swim, Royal Marine Arron Broughton, 32, got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend of four years Georgia Reeves, 27, and unbeknown to them, one woman captured the romantic moment on her phone.

And through the power of social media, the woman who took the photos, Gemma Alford managed to track down the couple by Facebook.